Poultry sector shake-up signals new era for citizen entry
Friday, May 22, 2026 | 140 Views |
Entry barriers: Citizens have struggled for meaningful handholds in the poultry industry
Through the revamped Poultry Financial Suite, government through CEDA is positioning the sector not only as a food security priority, but also as a strategic economic empowerment tool aimed at reducing market concentration, increasing competition and creating space for citizen-owned enterprises across the poultry value chain.
The suite, funded by government, through CEDA, is expected to channel close to P1 billion into the poultry value chain.
“Betrayal hurts, but knowingwho was betraying hurts even more.”- Garima SoniWhat the men of Ditlharapa, Molete and neighbouring villages uncovered is a cross-border enterprise. The modus operandi, as the suspect himself reportedly confessed, is industrial: groups operating in multiple villages, fences cut with impunity, stolen goats walked into South Africa, warehoused at Makhubung, then sold in batches of 200 to a commercial farmer in...